Expression of genes related to fibrosis was assessed in the liver of AIM+/+ and AM-/- mice fed a high-fat diet (HFD) for various period. Overall, there was no significant difference in the magnitude of expression of fibrosis-related genes during the steatosis progression.
Circulating AIM prevents hepatocellular carcinoma through complement activation.
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View SamplesInduced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells give rise to neural stem cells, which are applicable for therapeutic transplantation in treatment of neural diseases. However, generation of neural stem cells from iPS cells requires a careful selection of safe iPS clones. We sought to determine whether direct induction of neural stem cells from partially reprogrammed somatic cells is able to generate safer cells rapidly. We have successfully established direct induction system from fibroblast to neural stem cells. To characterize these directly induced neural stem cells, Gene expression profiles were compared with iPS cell or ES cell-derived neurosphere. We used affymetrix microarrays to compare the global gene expression of neurospheres prepared several method.
Neural stem cells directly differentiated from partially reprogrammed fibroblasts rapidly acquire gliogenic competency.
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View SamplesNon-coding small RNAs are involved in viral life cycles. Adenovirus-encoding small RNAs, virus-associated RNAs (VA RNAs), are transcribed throughout the replication process, and the transcript levels depend on the copy numbers of the viral genome. Although the VA RNA transcription starts immediate early phase, little is known about the function in the early phase. Here we applied replication-deficient adenovirus vectors (AdVs) and novel VA-RNA deleted AdVs to analyze expression change of cellular gene mediated by VA RNAs.
Adenovirus-encoding virus-associated RNAs suppress HDGF gene expression to support efficient viral replication.
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View SamplesRecent reports have emphasized the pitfalls of iPSC technology including the potential for immunogenicity of transplanted cells. It is serious safety-related concern for iPSC-based cell therapy. However, preclinical data supporting the safety and efficacy of iPSCs are also accumulating. To address the concern of immunogenicity of ESCs/iPSCs or ESCs/iPSCs-derived neurospheres, global gene expression profiles were compared between undifferentiated mouse ESCs (EB3 line), mouse iPSCs (38C2 line), and ESC/iPSC-derived neurosphere and mouse primary culture of neurosphere obtained from fetal mouse ganglionic eminence. Mouse adult sklin fibroblast was used as a control.
Neural stem cells directly differentiated from partially reprogrammed fibroblasts rapidly acquire gliogenic competency.
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View SamplesEndogenous neural stem cells reside in the mammalian brain during development and within special niche microenvironments during adulthood. We discovered that endothelial progenitor cell-secreted factors promote the self-renewal of adult mouse NSCs in vivo and identified this protein as ECF-L. We also analyzed molecular signalling networks caused by ECF-L in neural stem cells using global gene expression analysis.
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View SamplesLow-dose macrolides are effective therapy in patients with chronic lung infections, but the mechanisms of action are unclear. We compared global gene expression profiles between P.aeruginosa with and without low-dose Azithromycin (AZM) to study why the low-dose macrolide therapy is effective for cystic fibrosis and diffuse panbronchiolitis.
A low concentration of azithromycin inhibits the mRNA expression of N-acyl homoserine lactone synthesis enzymes, upstream of lasI or rhlI, in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
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View SamplesFemale Crlj:CD1(ICR) mice were fed diets containing 0 (control), 5000 and 10000 ppm permethrin and 2500 ppm isoniazid (positive control for tumor induction) for periods of 7 and 14 days.
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View SamplesWe used microarrays to identify genes in the migrated bone marrow-derived cells by G-CSF
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View SamplesWe used microarrays to identify genes in regenerating mouse liver after OGFRL1-expressing cell administration
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View SamplesWe used microarrays to identify the molecular targets of a novel small compound HSc025.
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